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The Northern Territory's corruption watchdog has been accused of being a toothless tiger. But after millions of dollars and a rocky first few years, there's an argument that it's finally doing its job.

An ICAC report which uncovered corrupt conduct against an unnamed senior executive in the NT public service has stayed largely out of the spotlight since its release in February.

Acting Police Commissioner Martin Dole has rejected calls for an inquiry into police executive appointments clouded by adverse ICAC findings against his predecessor, including his own promotion to deputy commissioner.

Union leaders and legal experts say there is now a '"question mark" over the appointment of dozens of senior NT Police officers, including the force's new acting commissioner.

Leaked correspondence obtained by the ABC shows 11 fuel tanks built to support US military activities in the Indo-Pacific have been unlawfully constructed on Darwin Harbour.

NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says Michael Murphy's position is "untenable", a week after damning findings were handed down against him by the NT's anti-corruption watchdog.

From the tennis court to the runway, this is how Ash Barty and other trailblazers overcame some of their toughest challenges. 

The leaseholders of Wave Hill Station have been fined for damaging relics of the Northern Territory's historic Walk Hill walk-off site, which sparked the Aboriginal land rights movement of the 1970s.

The Northern Territory Police Association says commissioner Michael Murphy should resign, after he revealed himself as the subject of an investigation by the territory's anti-corruption watchdog.

Northern Territory Police Commissioner Michael Murphy is the senior public official found by the NT's corruption watchdog to have engaged in improper conduct.

An industrial manslaughter prosecution over the death of a Darwin construction worker in 2020 could be over before it begins after NT WorkSafe failed to turn over hundreds of documents.

Parents in Katherine are urging the Northern Territory government to increase safety measures on school buses, after raising the alarm about fighting and bullying onboard.

The company operating the Northern Territory's McArthur River Mine, one of the world's largest lead and zinc mines, has been convicted and fined for unlawful works on a sacred site spanning 13 years.

The man was allegedly attacked by three people on Mitchell Street, with police describing the incident as a "disgraceful attack on a vulnerable member of our society".

After decades of cultural division over the date chosen to celebrate Australia Day, hip hop artist Rulla Kelly-Mansell proposes a different date that marks one of the most unifying moments in the country's history.  

The Northern Territory's Country Liberal Party government was elected on a tough on crime mandate. The NT's biggest remote community is accusing it of overlooking that in the bush.

High-level discussions between the Northern Territory and federal governments are set to take place this week over the future of the Darwin Port, as the NT treasurer calls for certainty about Commonwealth plans for the facility.

An independent NT politician says the public deserves to know the identity of a senior government bureaucrat found to have engaged in "improper conduct" by the corruption watchdog.

Private security guards will soon work alongside Northern Territory correctional staff after the NT government signed a contract with controversial global security firm G4S.

About 2,000 Palmerston voters have been shifted into the federal NT seat of Solomon, which has been held by Labor for a record three terms.